As part of a new research program, my colleagues and I have recently completed a n historical review and analysis of archaeological approaches to significance evaluation in the United States. Beca use of the large amount of literature on this subject and the necessarily selective nature of our review, it is clear that we have only scratched the surface. As a result, we are very interested in locating discussions of significance that may be lurking in the grey literature, <and> that have been published outside of the U.S.. With respect to the latter, we are particularly interested in the methods and criteria used outside North America to evaluate the "importance" or "value" sites (in the broadest sense of these terms). Any help in this effort will be very much appreciated. In turn, we have a limited number of hard copy publications of our most recent w ork that we can make available (free of charge) to those interested in receiving a copy. The volume, by Frederick Br iuer and Clay Mathers is entitled: "Trends and Patterns in Cultural Resource Significance: An Historical Perspectiv e and Annotated Bibliography", and can be requested at the address below. The abstract which follows describes bri efly the content of our report: *This publication offers a broad, analytical review of the literature concerned with the challenging subject of evaluating cultural resource significance in the United States. Our review of s ignificance includes two main sections: (a) an Annotated Bibliography (consisting mostly of peer-reviewed literature) an d (b) an Analysis Section (devoted to tracing historical trends in archaeological method and theory). The literature summarized here is extensive and is not accessible widely to the archaeological and cultural resource management (CR M) communities. After analyzing a wide range of publications, 21 major themes or concepts were established to char acterize the breadth of archaeological views and ideas about significance. A review of each theme was un dertaken, including both a discussion and a graphical presentation of trends through time. Systematic indexing and cr oss-referencing of publications, authors, and significance themes have also been carried out to assist users in l ocating references of special interest. The concluding section offers some suggestions and insights into the future dire ction of significance evaluation with respect to our work unit and within CRM generally. Particular emphasis is placed on the opportunities to develop more holistic management strategies, to make greater use of new approaches and t echnologies, and to use more explicit evaluation methods.* Many thanks for your help! (and apologies for cross-posting) <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<*>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Clay Mathers National Research Council Fellow Center for Cultural Site Preservation Technology CEWES-EN-R 3909 Halls Ferry Road Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199 voice (601) 634-3791 fax (601) 634-2835 e-mail [log in to unmask] <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<*>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>